Ernie Tuck
Professor Ernest Oliver (Ernie) Tuck was an Australian applied mathematician, notable for his sustained work in ship hydrodynamics, and for Tuck's incompressibility function.
Ernie Tuck | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 June 1939 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 11 March 2009 (aged 69) Adelaide, South Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide Cambridge University |
| Known for | Tuck's incompressibility function Tuck Fellowship Ship Motion Program |
| Awards | Georg Weinblum Lectureship (1990) Thomas Ranken Lyle Medal (1999) ANZIAM Medal (1999) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied mathematics |
| Institutions | The University of Adelaide |
| Doctoral advisor | Fritz Ursell |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.